Fig. 2.

The decomposition of logs also increases with the hyphal extension rate of the fungal community that colonized them. Community-weighted mean extension rate (n = 14 fungal isolates from the top and/or bottom of each log) is plotted against cumulative mass loss (n = 73 logs) after 3 y (red) or 5 y (blue) of wood decay in a forest ecosystem. Lines and shading represent general linear mixed model predictions ± SEM for each time period, with extension rate as a fixed effect and woody plant species as a random effect.